getfin 2.0.1

Local-first personal finance — sync with your bank, detect subscriptions, track spending. All data stays on your machine.

fin

Local-first personal finance. Syncs with your bank via SimpleFIN or CSV import — analyzes spending, detects subscriptions, catches unusual charges. All data stays on your machine.

You are not the product. No cloud. No tracking. No accounts.

Features

Security & Privacy

• Local-only data — SQLite on your machine. No cloud sync, no telemetry, no phone home.
• System keyring — Credentials stored in OS secure storage (Keychain, Credential Manager, Secret Service).
• Encrypted backups — Age encryption (ChaCha20-Poly1305) for portable, audited backup files.

Analysis

• Smart categorization — Automatic transaction categorization with manual override.
• Subscription detection — 150+ known services recognized instantly, plus pattern detection for the rest.
• Alerts — Duplicate charges, unusual amounts, price increases, bundle overlap.
• Spending breakdown — Top categories with 3-month rolling averages and outlier badges.
• Cash flow tracking — Income vs expenses, savings rate, mid-month pacing.

Interface

• Web dashboard — Full-featured UI at localhost with drilldown into every number.
• CLI tools — Complete command-line interface for automation and scripting.
• Mobile responsive — Works on phone, tablet, and desktop.
• Dark mode — Easy on the eyes.

Getting Started

Install from PyPI

pip install getfin
fin web
# Browser opens to https://127.0.0.1:8000/dashboard

First run: The dashboard uses a self-signed certificate for local HTTPS — your browser will show a security warning, which is normal. On first launch with no data, the dashboard shows an empty state with a banner to import a CSV or connect SimpleFIN. To explore with sample data first, run fin demo — this loads demo transactions with a dismissible banner so you can see every feature before connecting your bank.

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/arclighteng/fin.git
cd fin && python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
pip install -e .
fin web

Docker

cp .env.example .env        # Edit with your SimpleFIN access URL
docker compose build
docker compose run --rm fin sync
docker compose run --rm fin web

The database is stored at:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\fin\fin.db
• macOS/Linux: ~/.local/share/fin/fin.db

Override with FIN_DB_PATH if needed.

Connecting Your Bank

From the dashboard, click "Connect your bank" to open the setup page (/connect). Two options:

CSV import (easiest — no account required)

1. Download a transaction export from your bank (CSV)
2. Drag and drop it onto the import page
3. Automatic format detection for Chase, BofA, Amex, Wells Fargo, and Capital One

SimpleFIN (automatic daily sync, ~$1.50/month)

1. Go to SimpleFIN Bridge, subscribe, and link your bank
2. Copy your Setup Token
3. Paste it into the SimpleFIN section on the connect page

See docs/SIMPLEFIN_SETUP.md for detailed SimpleFIN instructions.

Web Dashboard

Launch with fin web. The dashboard at /dashboard shows a 5-card layout:

Card	What it shows
Cash Flow	Income vs expenses, savings rate, 3-month comparison, mid-month pacing
Commitments	Detected subscriptions and bills, total as % of income, price change alerts
Spending Breakdown	Top 7 categories with bars, 3-month averages, outlier badges
Heads Up	Unusual charges with dismiss actions, spending trends, bill deviation alerts
Your Trend	6-month bar chart of net cash flow, clickable months

Click any number, bar, category, or merchant to drill down to the full transaction list.

Other Pages

Route	Purpose
/connect	Import CSV files or connect via SimpleFIN
/commitments	Subscriptions and bills — filter, export, toggle types
/insights	12-month savings and income trends
/review	Transaction triage and categorization
/budget	Spending targets by category vs actual
/watchlist	Transaction watchlist
/anomalies	Unusual charges (60-day window)
/sync-log	Sync history

Navigation

• Month navigation: Previous/next with current month indicator
• Account filter: Multi-select to focus on specific accounts
• Transaction search: Live results — type a merchant name or amount
• Keyboard accessible: Tab navigation, Enter to select, Escape to close

Subscription Detection

Known Services (instant)

150+ services recognized from a single charge:

• Streaming: Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, YouTube TV, Spotify, Apple Music
• Software: Adobe, Microsoft 365, GitHub, ChatGPT, 1Password
• Fitness: Peloton, Planet Fitness, Strava
• And more — VPN, news, gaming, home security, cloud storage

Pattern Detection (3+ charges)

Unknown merchants are detected via consistent amounts, regular intervals, and recurring payment indicators.

Bundle Detection

fin bundle-check

Flags vendor families where you might be paying twice (Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+, Apple services, etc.)

Verifying Accuracy

fin audit-subs          # Audit detected subscriptions
fin audit-subs --all    # Include pattern-based detections

Security

Your financial data is sensitive. fin eliminates entire threat categories by design.

What we don't do

• Cloud storage or remote API calls
• User accounts, login tokens, or session cookies
• Telemetry, analytics, or phone home — ever

What we delegate

• Credentials → OS keyring (Keychain, Credential Manager, Secret Service)
• Backup encryption → age (ChaCha20-Poly1305)
• Disk encryption → BitLocker / FileVault / LUKS
• TLS → Python cryptography library

We didn't build our own crypto — that's the point.

Credential Storage

fin credentials set       # Store SimpleFIN URL in system keyring
fin credentials status    # Check credential source (keyring/env/none)
fin credentials clear     # Remove from keyring

Credentials are stored in the OS keyring by default. Alternative: create a .env file (gitignored) with SIMPLEFIN_ACCESS_URL. Keyring takes priority if both are configured.

Encrypted Backups

# Passphrase-protected
fin export-backup -p

# Age public key (for automated backups)
fin export-backup -r age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p

# Decrypt
age -d -o fin.db fin_backup_20260123.finbak

Requires age: winget install FiloSottile.age (Windows) / brew install age (macOS) / apt install age (Linux).

Why this architecture?

OS-level encryption + encrypted exports instead of SQLCipher because:

1. Zero config for users who already have FileVault/BitLocker enabled
2. No additional dependencies or build complexity
3. age is a modern, audited tool with better key management
4. You control when encryption happens (backups) vs always-on overhead

CLI Reference

Sync

Command	Description
fin sync	Pull latest transactions (30 days, default)
fin sync --quick	Quick sync — 14 days (daily use)
fin sync --full	Full sync — 120 days (catch up after absence)
fin sync --annual-bootstrap	Annual sync — 400 days (find yearly subscriptions)

Dashboard & Reports

Command	Description
fin web	Start the web dashboard (browser opens automatically)
fin web --no-browser	Start without auto-opening browser
fin dashboard-cli	Full dashboard as CLI table with alerts
fin report	Spending report (CLI table output)

Analysis & Audit

Command	Description
fin audit-subs	Verify subscription detection accuracy
fin audit-subs --all	Include pattern-based detections
fin bundle-check	Find duplicate/overlapping subscriptions
fin subs-pick	Select subscriptions to audit
fin watchlist-show	Show transaction watchlist
fin watchlist-done	Mark watchlist items as reviewed

Export & Backup

Command	Description
fin export-csv	Export all data to CSV
fin export-backup -p	Encrypted backup with passphrase
fin export-backup -r age1...	Encrypted backup to recipient key
fin export-summary	Income vs spend summary with rolling averages
fin export-duplicates	Export duplicate subscription groups
fin export-sketchy	Export suspicious transactions
fin import-csv FILE	Import transactions from CSV

Setup & Diagnostics

Command	Description
fin setup TOKEN	Exchange SimpleFIN setup token for access URL
fin credentials set	Store credentials in system keyring
fin credentials status	Show credential source (keyring/env/none)
fin credentials clear	Remove credentials from keyring
fin db-info	Show account/transaction count and date range
fin health	Check SimpleFIN connection status
fin demo	Load demo data for testing

Accounting

Command	Description
fin month-close	Close accounting period
fin month-report	Generate monthly reconciliation report

Troubleshooting

"No transactions found"

Run fin sync --full to pull more history, or import a CSV from /connect.

Categories are wrong

Click the category in the dashboard, then click the edit icon to override.

Subscription showing as bill (or vice versa)

Click the type badge on the Commitments page to toggle.

Suspicious subscription detection

Run fin audit-subs to verify what's being detected.

Contributing

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome via GitHub Issues. Pull requests are considered — open an issue first to discuss the change. All contributions are licensed under MIT.

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
FIN_DB_PATH=/tmp/test.db pytest
mypy src/fin

License

MIT